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9/11Head and Shoulder Hunting in the Americas: Walter Freeman and the Visual Culture of Lobotomy
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This is a recorded version of a presentation about Walter Freeman, a neurologist and psychiatrist who lobotomized thousands of Americans. I talk about Freeman's practice of photographing his patients before and after their surgery, and explain what this can tell us about the history of psychiatry. For sources and a bibliography, please see http://miriamposner.com/lobotomy.html
